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By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press Curling is a sport built around closeness. It starts with the pregame handshakes between opponents and goes to…

MURRAY, Ky. — KJ Williams posted 12 points and 10 rebounds to carry Murray State to a 79-59 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, the…

HOUSTON — Darius Lee had a career-high 32 points as Houston Baptist beat Southeastern Louisiana 93-80. Lee hit 12 of 13 free throws. He added eight…

PHOENIX — Jovan Blacksher Jr. had 13 points as Grand Canyon won its ninth consecutive home game, beating California Baptist 56-50. Holland Woods…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Yauhen Massalski had 22 points and 12 rebounds as San Francisco narrowly beat Portland 74-71. Chris Austin’s layup for Portland…

MALIBU, Calif. — Maxwell Lewis had 22 points as Pepperdine snapped its nine-game losing streak, topping Pacific 70-64. Houston Mallette had 14…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jaelen House had a career-high 42 points as New Mexico beat Air Force 91-77. Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 20 points for New…

By BRETT HUDSON Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — TyTy Washington scored 15 points, Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 rebounds and No. 5 Kentucky won…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Swedish cross-country skier Stina Nilsson was at the top of her game after winning…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Storm Murphy scored 10 of his 20 points in the final 8 minutes and Justyn Mutts added 16 to help Virginia Tech, which blew most…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Zoi Sadowski Synnott captured New Zealand’s first gold medal in Winter Olympic…

TULSA, Okla. — Elijah Lufile had a career-high 25 points plus 13 rebounds as Oral Roberts easily beat St. Thomas (MN) 88-66. Lufile shot 11 for 14…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Azar Swain posted 19 points as Yale edged past Harvard 58-55. Noah Kirkwood led the Crimson on Saturday night with 21 points and…

NORMAL, Ill. — Lance Jones had a career-high 31 points as Southern Illinois topped Illinois State 75-69. Jones shot 5 for 6 on 3-pointers. He added…

HIGH POINT, N.C. — John-Michael Wright had 27 points, including three straight free throws with four seconds left in regulation to force and extra…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee scored 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 25 Kansas State to an 82-75 victory over Texas Tech. Lee,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chris Youngblood registered 17 points as Kennesaw State narrowly beat Bellarmine 75-70. Spencer Rodgers had 14 points for…

NEWARK, N.J. — Miles Coleman’s 3-pointer with two seconds left lifted NJIT to a 65-62 win over Stony Brook on Saturday night, ending the…

SAN DIEGO — Josip Vrankic registered 18 points as Santa Clara got past San Diego 79-66. Marcellus Earlington led the Toreros on Saturday with 23…

RICHMOND, Ky. — Darius McGhee had 21 points as Liberty topped Eastern Kentucky 91-84. McGhee made 6 of 9 3-pointers and added six assists. Keegan…

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says China’s selection of a Uyghur athlete to help deliver the Olympic flame in Beijing…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Miami Heat…

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Joel Murray tossed in 25 points and Colin Slater scored 20 to lead Long Beach State to a 78-65 victory over Cal Poly.…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Noah Carter had 23 points as Northern Iowa narrowly defeated Drake 74-69 in overtime. Tucker DeVries led the Bulldogs on…

BALTIMORE — L.J. Owens had 19 points to lead five Maryland-Baltimore County players in double figures as the Retrievers topped New Hampshire 88-77.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ethan Wright had 27 points as Princeton rolled past Columbia 85-63. Drew Friberg added 17 points for the Tigers (16-5, 6-2 Ivy…

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Darrious Agnew had 15 points off the bench to lead Alcorn State to a 70-64 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Keondre Montgomery had…

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Teddy Allen had 33 points and 11 rebounds as New Mexico State beat Seattle 79-64 on Saturday to seize control atop the Western…

MIAMI — Amorie Archibald and Kenneth Lofton Jr. scored 21 points apiece as Louisiana Tech narrowly beat Florida International 86-82. Eric Lovett…